2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	5–1 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Chris Collins (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Lowery; Bryant McIntosh; Shane Southwell;
Home arena	Welsh–Ryan Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Oregon	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Indiana	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Iowa	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 6 Purdue	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
UCLA	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
No. 25 Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Maryland	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
USC	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team represents Northwestern University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by 12th-year head coach Chris Collins. The Wildcats play their home games at Welsh–Ryan Arena in Evanston, Illinois as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 21–10, 12–8 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals by No. 5 seed Wisconsin. The Wildcats received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, their third-ever appearance, as the No. 9 seed in the East Region. The Wildcats defeated Florida Atlantic in the first round before falling to 2 time National Champion UConn in the second round, closing their season with an overall record of 22–12.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Boo Buie	0	G	6'2"	180	GS Senior	Albany, NY	Graduated/undrafted in 2024 NBA draft
Ryan Langborg	5	G	6'4"	195	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Parker Strauss	10	G	6'3"	180	Freshman	Costa Mesa, CA	Transferred to UC Riverside
Blake Preston	32	F	6'9"	240	GS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jalen Leach	1	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Nyack, NY	Fairfield
Keenan Fitzmorris	5	C	7'0"	250	GS Senior	Overland Park, KS	Stony Brook

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
K.J. Windham #27 PG	Indianapolis, IN	Ben Davis High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 5, 2023
K.J. Windham #27 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Angelo Ciaravino SF	Chicago, IL	Mount Carmel High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Aug 9, 2023
Angelo Ciaravino SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Phoenix Gill SG	Chicago, IL	Saint Ignatius College Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 10, 2024
Phoenix Gill SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Jake West PG	Malvern, PA	William Penn Charter School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oct 15, 2024
Jake West PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Northwestern Commits". Rivals.com. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Jalen Leach	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Fairfield	Nyack, New York
F	2	Nick Martinelli	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Glenbrook South High School	Glenview, Illinois
G	3	Ty Berry	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	Sunrise Christian Academy	Newton, Kansas
F	4	Blake Barkley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Morgantown, West Virginia
C	5	Keenan Fitzmorris	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	GS	Stony Brook	Overland Park, Kansas
G	11	Jordan Clayton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bradford Christian Academy	Medford, Massachusetts
G	13	Brooks Barnhizer	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Jefferson High School	Lafayette, Indiana
G	20	Justin Mullins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Denver	Oak Park, Illinois
G	24	K.J. Windham	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Ben Davis High School	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	33	Luke Hunger	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS So	Northfield Mount Hermon School	Montreal, Quebec
C	34	Matthew Nicholson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	GS	Clarkston High School	Clarkston, Michigan
G	43	Blake Smith (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Germantown Academy	Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
G	44	Angelo Ciaravino	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Mount Carmel High School	Chicago, Illinois
F	54	Gus Hurlburt (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Enderlin High School	Enderlin, North Dakota

Head coach

Chris Collins (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Lewis	W 89–62		25 – Martinelli	6 – Martinelli	5 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Lehigh	W 90–46	1–0	26 – Martinelli	10 – Martinelli	6 – Tied	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,521) Evanston, IL
November 9, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton	L 66–71	1–1	32 – Martinelli	14 – Martinelli	3 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., BTN	UIC	W 83–74	2–1	27 – Martinelli	7 – Mullins	5 – Windham	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,492) Evanston, IL
November 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Eastern Illinois	W 67–58 ^OT	3–1	27 – Leach	12 – Nicholson	4 – Nicholson	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,969) Evanston, IL
November 19, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN	Montana State	W 72–69	4–1	22 – Martinelli	10 – Barnhizer	4 – Barnhizer	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,034) Evanston, IL
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	Pepperdine Arizona Tip-Off campus site game	W 68–50	5–1	21 – Leach	7 – Tied	4 – Barnhizer	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,853) Evanston, IL
November 28, 2024* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Butler Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m./8:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Mississippi State/UNLV Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
December 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
December 6, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN	Illinois Rivalry						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 15, 2024* 2:30 p.m., BTN	vs. Georgia Tech Milwaukee Tip-Off						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN	DePaul						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
December 29, 2024* 12:30 p.m., Peacock	Northeastern						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 2, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
January 5, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Purdue						Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m./3:30 p.m., FOX	Michigan State						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	Maryland						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 19, 2025 1:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN	Indiana						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 26, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Illinois Rivalry						State Farm Arena Champaign, IL
January 29, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	Rutgers						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., FS1	Wisconsin						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., BTN	USC						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 8, 2025 9:30 p.m., BTN	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
February 11, 2025 10:00 p.m., BTN	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 16, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN	Nebraska						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
February 20, 2025 5:30 p.m., FS1	at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
February 25, 2025 6:00 p.m., Peacock	at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	Iowa						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	UCLA						Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., Peacock	at Maryland						Xfinity Center College Park, MD
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

References

^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

[1] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". nusports.com. Retrieved 2024-08-19.

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v t e Northwestern Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Old Patten Gymnasium (1910–1940) Patten Gymnasium (1940–1952) Welsh–Ryan Arena (1952–present) Allstate Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Illinois
Culture & lore	"Go U Northwestern" Willie the Wildcat
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold